EP2021584A4 - Internal combustion engine - Google Patents

Internal combustion engine

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Publication number: EP2021584A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: combustion engine; internal combustion; engine; internal; combustion
Prior art date: 2006-05-30
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP07777293A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2021584A2 (en

EP2021584B1 (en

Inventor

Heinz-Gustav A Reisser

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Individual

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2006-05-30

Filing date

2007-05-29

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2011-12-07

2007-05-29 Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual

2009-02-11 Publication of EP2021584A2 publication Critical patent/EP2021584A2/en

2011-12-07 Publication of EP2021584A4 publication Critical patent/EP2021584A4/en

2016-08-10 Application granted granted Critical

2016-08-10 Publication of EP2021584B1 publication Critical patent/EP2021584B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2027-05-29 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01C—ROTARY-PISTON OR OSCILLATING-PISTON MACHINES OR ENGINES
- F01C9/00—Oscillating-piston machines or engines
- F01C9/002—Oscillating-piston machines or engines the piston oscillating around a fixed axis
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01C—ROTARY-PISTON OR OSCILLATING-PISTON MACHINES OR ENGINES
- F01C17/00—Arrangements for drive of co-operating members, e.g. for rotary piston and casing
- F01C17/06—Arrangements for drive of co-operating members, e.g. for rotary piston and casing using cranks, universal joints or similar elements
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01C—ROTARY-PISTON OR OSCILLATING-PISTON MACHINES OR ENGINES
- F01C21/00—Component parts, details or accessories not provided for in groups F01C1/00 - F01C20/00
- F01C21/008—Driving elements, brakes, couplings, transmissions specially adapted for rotary or oscillating-piston machines or engines
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
- F02B53/00—Internal-combustion aspects of rotary-piston or oscillating-piston engines
- F02B53/02—Methods of operating
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01C—ROTARY-PISTON OR OSCILLATING-PISTON MACHINES OR ENGINES
- F01C1/00—Rotary-piston machines or engines
- F01C1/02—Rotary-piston machines or engines of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
- F01C1/063—Rotary-piston machines or engines of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents with coaxially-mounted members having continuously-changing circumferential spacing between them
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
- Y02T10/00—Road transport of goods or passengers
- Y02T10/10—Internal combustion engine [ICE] based vehicles
- Y02T10/12—Improving ICE efficiencies

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
Shafts, Cranks, Connecting Bars, And Related Bearings (AREA)
Cylinder Crankcases Of Internal Combustion Engines (AREA)
Transmission Devices (AREA)
Combustion Methods Of Internal-Combustion Engines (AREA)

EP07777293.7A 2006-05-30 2007-05-29 Internal combustion engine Active EP2021584B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US11/442,401 US7600490B2 (en)	2006-05-30	2006-05-30	Internal combustion engine
PCT/US2007/012558 WO2007142900A2 (en)	2006-05-30	2007-05-29	Internal combustion engine

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2021584A2 EP2021584A2 (en)	2009-02-11
EP2021584A4 true EP2021584A4 (en)	2011-12-07
EP2021584B1 EP2021584B1 (en)	2016-08-10

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EP07777293.7A Active EP2021584B1 (en)	2006-05-30	2007-05-29	Internal combustion engine

Country Status (6)

Country	Link
US (1)	US7600490B2 (en)
EP (1)	EP2021584B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP4861475B2 (en)
CN (1)	CN101454539B (en)
IN (1)	IN266726B (en)
WO (1)	WO2007142900A2 (en)

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WO2007142900A2 (en)	2007-12-13
WO2007142900A3 (en)	2008-03-27
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US20070277765A1 (en)	2007-12-06
IN266726B (en)	2015-05-28
US7600490B2 (en)	2009-10-13

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